11[(1) All officers and employees of a political12subdivision, or its instrumentalities, who are members of the13Pennsylvania National Guard, shall be entitled to leave of14absence from their respective duties without loss of pay,15time or efficiency rating on all days during which they16shall, as members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, be17engaged in active State duty. All such officers and employees

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1shall, in addition, be entitled to leave of absence from2their respective duties without loss of pay, time or3efficiency rating on all days not exceeding 15 days in any4one year during which they shall, as members of the5Pennsylvania National Guard or as members of any reserve6component of the armed forces of the United States, be7engaged in training or other military duty under orders8authorized by Federal or State law. All such officers and9employees shall, in addition, be entitled to unpaid leave of10absence from their respective duties without loss of11seniority or efficiency rating on all days in excess of 1512days per year during which they shall be engaged in training13or other military duty under orders authorized by Federal or14State law up to the maximum cumulative period authorized by1538 U.S.C. Ch. 43 (relating to employment and reemployment16rights of members of the uniformed services).

17(2) All officers and employees of the Commonwealth or18its instrumentalities who are members of the Pennsylvania19National Guard shall be entitled to leave of absence from20their respective duties without loss of pay, time or21efficiency rating on all days during which they shall, as22members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, be engaged in23active State duty. All such officers and employees shall, in24addition, be entitled to leave of absence from their25respective duties without loss of pay, time or efficiency26rating on all days not exceeding 15 days in any one year27during which they shall, as members of the Pennsylvania28National Guard or as members of any reserve component of the29armed forces of the United States, be engaged in training or30other military duty under orders authorized by Federal or

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1State law. In addition, when such officers and employees2shall be ordered, involuntarily or under a Contingency3Operations Temporary Tour of Active Duty (COTTAD) agreement4or voluntarily to serve in a combat zone or in response to a5domestic emergency, to active duty, other than active duty6for training, for a period of 30 or more consecutive days and7assigned to duties away from home station and when such duty8is ordered under 10 U.S.C. § 12301 (relating to Reserve9components generally), 12302 (relating to Ready Reserve) or1012304 (relating to Selected Reserve and certain Individual11Ready Reserve members; order to active duty other than during12war or national emergency) or 32 U.S.C. § 502(f) (relating to13required drills and field exercises), they shall be entitled14to up to 15 days of additional military leave of absence in15any one year without loss of pay, time and efficiency rating.16All such officers and employees shall, in addition, be17entitled to unpaid leave of absence from their respective18duties without loss of seniority or efficiency rating on all19days in excess of 30 days per year during which they shall be20engaged in training or other military duty under orders21authorized by Federal or State law up to the maximum22cumulative period authorized by 38 U.S.C. Ch. 43.]

25(i) All officers and employees of the Commonwealth,26its political subdivisions or their instrumentalities27shall be entitled to paid military leaves of absence from28their respective duties without loss of pay or efficiency29rating, and without being required to use annual vacation30time, as follows:

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1(A) On all days during which they shall, as2members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, be3engaged in active State duty under section 5084(relating to active duty for emergency).

5(B) On all days not exceeding 15 consecutive or6nonconsecutive days in any one calendar year during7which they shall, as members of the Pennsylvania8National Guard or as members of any reserve component9of the armed forces of the United States, be engaged10in training or other military duty under orders11authorized by Federal or State law.

12(ii) All officers and employees of the Commonwealth13or its instrumentalities, except for officers and14employees of political subdivisions and their15instrumentalities, shall be entitled to up to 15 days of16paid military leave in addition to the leave under17subparagraph (i) in any one calendar year if the officers18and employees are ordered to active duty, other than19active duty for training, and all of the following apply:

20(A) The duty is ordered for a period of at least2130 consecutive days.

22(B) The duty is involuntary or is performed in a23zone of combat, in response to a domestic emergency24or pursuant to a contingency operations service25agreement.

26(C) The duty is performed while the member is27deployed at least 50 miles away from both the28member's home duty station and place of residence.

1(relating to Ready Reserve) or 12304 (relating to2Selected Reserve and certain Individual Ready Reserve3members; order to active duty other than during war4or national emergency) or 32 U.S.C. § 502(f)5(relating to required drills and field exercises).

6(2) All officers and employees of the Commonwealth, a7political subdivision, or their instrumentalities shall, in8addition to the leave provided under this subsection, be9entitled to unpaid military leave of absence, up to the10maximum cumulative period authorized by 38 U.S.C. Ch. 4311(relating to employment and reemployment rights of members of12the uniformed services), from their respective duties without13loss of seniority or efficiency rating and without being14required to use annual vacation time on all days during15which:

16(i) they are engaged in training or other military17duty under orders authorized by Federal or State law; and

19(b) Discretionaryleave.--The Commonwealth, its20instrumentalities and political subdivisions [thereof] and their21instrumentalities shall be authorized and permitted to provide22paid military leave or other compensation and/or continue23medical and other benefits to members of the Pennsylvania24National Guard and other reserve components of the United States25Armed Forces for days in excess of those provided in subsection26(a) when the member shall be engaged in training or other27military duty under orders authorized by Federal or State law.

13(1) Military leaves of absence shall be calculated or14allotted in whole work days. Military leaves of absence may15not be calculated or allotted on an hour-by-hour basis.

16(2) An employee who is on paid or unpaid military leave17of absence for a shift that extends into two consecutive18calendar days shall be charged with only one day of military19leave if the employee returns to work for the next regular20shift.

21(3) As used in this subsection, the term "day" shall22mean a calendar day of 24 hours' duration.